Fountain brush



Reb; 25, 1930. -P. w. STEPHENS 1,748,370

` FOUNTAIN BRUSH Filed Nov, 17, 1928 w' 44 j' 2 25 j@ *,UNITED ,STA

Patented Feb. 25, 1930l TES PATENT.. OFFICE:

` BERCY W. STEPHENS, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FOUNTAIN .BRUSH yApplicationfiled November 17, 1928.: Serial-No. 320,022.y

'10 of suchk devices-may be formed or cast'in one piece, and the entiredevice be made relatively light, strong and durable, yet especiallyeconomical in construction. t

yThe invention may best be understood by f reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in

which t f v y f Figurel is a view showing a bottle to which one form ofmy improved attachment is apt plied, with the attachment shown invertical 20, section.

Figure 2 is an enlargedvertical section of a modiiied form of myimproved attachment, t

' and Figure 3 is a vertical section of another e125 modified form of myinvention.

- Referring to details of the form shown in Figure l, myk improvedattachment is indicaty' edgenerally at 10 and is adapted to-be detach-.1 ably connected to a bottle or similar liquid container 11 havingascrew threaded neck-12.

My attachment' consists of a base portion 13, preferably 'circular inform, and a neck portion 14 provided with an interior threaded apferture 15 adapted vto lit on the threaded neel:v 'il-35 12 of the bottleor container 11.. In the form shown, the body and neck `portions 13 and14 l casting, preferably of bakelite or similar composition, with thethreads in the neck mould- A ed therein, as'shown. Theneck llisproyvided with a crosspartition 16, having aholdownwardly so as to forman annular recess 18 on the'underside of ysaid partition, as shown. jValve means for the attachment consist of a yrecess 24 formed in theupper face of the boss Y' 17, and valve member 25 seated in an apertureof. said boss, so as to afford ycommunication face of'sa'id body memberby suitablemeans, inthe form shown iny Fig. 1fsaidbrushmemfber'comprising an annular metallic basepla'te ,of theplateiscloseely'fitted-,fas -by springing said plates into place.

Lfthreads Aengaging the brush :base 20b, if def -sire`d. f In this formthe recess or passage 24a v in ysaidvboss` communicating with the valve26 extending laterally through one side wall between the recess Zlandthe annular recess 18 at the bottom of the body member. The valve-member-25 has suitable control means extending to ytheexterior of thebody, vin the form shown said valve member being screw-thread-y ed inthe exterior wall of the neck 14 and having a knurled head 27 at' itsouter'end adapted to be turned bythe ngers in order to openor close thevalve.` e

` A brush member is secured tothelowe'r 2()v 'having' bristle tufts 21suitably secured therein, as `for instance by wiring the same in theusual manner; The metalfplate 20 is,l 55

provided with apertures 22 in which the lends ofthe bristle tufts aresem-which apertures also afford egress of liquid when the attachment isin-use. f,

Theannular plate 20 carrying thebru'sh "0 'fis' attached tol thebase byproviding anannular overhangingshoulder 28 on the bottom of the'body,Vunder whichshoulder `the edge t y v Inthejform'fshown in- Figure 2,'asimilar construction is utilized excepting that fin this form. the brushmember*` consists of ay wooden or composition base 20a-which is securedto the body bymeans ofa circular metallic ring ,so

1,28@ closely fittingag'ainst the adjacent margins of th'e attachmentbase and brush base mer'nber's 13V an'df20a, and y'having its? upper andlower edges129,29@ flanged inwardly as by upsetting the sameso'as kto--secure the ltwo.

Y Ymembers together; yofthe attachment are formed of an integral ,In themodified form lshown infFigure .3,

- the brush base is Vsecured to the body byfmeans of an elongatedsecuring member thereinV consisting of'a bolt 30 Which-'is passedthroughI l v ythe lcentrally disposed yboss 17 a into securing Vlowbossdisposed centrally thereof extending l engagement with the centralportion 4of the brush base 20", asshown. Manife'stly, a screw may also'be'used 'ing this place, with the openin 26 is olfset laterally fromthecenter ment with Jthe passage 26 formed through the i 'f 3.V finan`applicator attachment for liquid l containers, a body member 'having aninte-l including valvemember 25 is otherwise the same as shown in theforms heretofore described. y

Among the advantages of the general structure above vdescribed is thedesign 0fthe body `member of the attachment which makes it particularlyadapted for moulding in a single piece. The central boss 17 issoarranged as to providea particularly simple valve construction wherebythe screw threaded valve member 25 or its equivalent can be insertedthrough the side of the neck in alignespecially advantageous owing toits simplicity of construction, wherein the head ofthe bolt 30, or anequivalent screw, kas described, beingacce'ssible through the threadedattaching aperture 15v so as to provide especially member, and meansextending Ythrough said partitionfor securing said brush membertok saidbody. f Signed at Chicago, Ill., this November, 1928. -Y Y PERCY W.STEPHENS.

simple and labor-saving means for attaching y l' the brush to the bodyof my device.`

I- claim as my invention: f 1. An l. attachment forl liquid containerscomprising a brush, andan integral moulded annular bo'dy havinga'threaded lattachment open1ng,`a cross partition including an offsetlongitudinal portion having a passage there# through opening toward oneside wall of said' :body,and a valve member threaded in said "side walljin endwise/ alignment with said opening, and adapted to closelthe same.

Inan attachment forY liquid containers, -abrush, and a body comprisinganattaching neck and a base Jfor a brush, va crossY partition -in` saidV,neck having a boss thereon, andk a;

passage therethrough and Yinto'said boss and l. having a passagewayopening to one side thereof, and Vvalve means extending through close:said passage.

riorlythreaded attachingneck and a base for a brush, a cross partitionin said neck having :an Y:axially projecting boss and a passagerv theside wallof said body and adapted to therethrough and into said boss,and said boss having-a passage opening to one side there- V/pri'sin'g aistem threaded in .and extending of,-valvemeans 'for closing said passagecom- 'throughone side of said neck, and aV perfo- "'rated'brush attachedto saidbase. I

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y 4.111 an attachmentgfor liquid containers,

abody comprising an. attaching neckand a; base, across'partitionin'saidneck having a passageway therethrough .opening toward one side wall of.`saidne'ck, valve means eX- tendingy through said side wall of saidyneck Y 'and adapted` to close said passage,a rbrush .Y Y

